Gabriella turned in her sleep and opened her eyes slowly. It hurt to open them. She touched her eyes and they stung when they were touched. She could tell they were a little puffy and then she remembered last night… the dream… Troy… her happy thought… everything.

She finally opened her eyes and turned to her right to see Troy awake and staring at her. She got a little startled to find him looking at her like that and then she looked around the cabin. She saw light coming from the window. She turned her head a little more to read the time. It was 8:30. She remembered that she didn't have to be out there until 11:00.

She turned her head back to Troy.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

She sat up and put her hands to her face and breathed in sharply, trying to gain control and figure everything out. She had to stop this. It was wrecking her life. She needed to accept the fact that she shouldn't be scared anymore. He was gone forever and he was never coming back.

Troy rubbed her back, soothingly, waiting for her to answer.

"I'll be alright…" She said and took her hands off her face. "I… I'm so sorry for the way I acted last night…"

He shook his head. "Don't be… you did nothing wrong… you couldn't help it… whatever secret it is Gabriella, I'm sure its bad… so please don't blame your self for it…"

She turned to him and smiled a bit. "Thanks Troy… you've helped me so much." She took his hand. "More then anyone could help me… you've done the best job." She smiled. 'And I promise I'll tell you… Soon."

He smiled and played with her fingers that he was holding, and he looked down at their hands. "I can wait…" He looked back at her, smiling.

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"Troy! Give me back the remote! I had it first!" Troy and Gabriella were on break and they were bored so they decided to just chill and watch T.V.

"I don't want to watch the hills!" He whined and just stood on the chair to hold up the remote higher so she couldn't reach it.

"Troy! Give me it now! I want to find out what happens! Ugh!" She jumped up and instead of grabbing the remote she grabbed his arm and pulled him off the chair sending him strait to the floor and she came along and landed on her butt, while he landed on her back.

"Troy!" she whined. "This is the second time, you've wrecked my butt!"

He laughed and tried to get up. "Well you just totally screwed up my back!"

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and the door creaked open. "Hello?"

Troy and Gabriella turned their heads to see an older looking couple enter the room. "Mom! Dad! What are you doing here?" Troy rushed up to his feet and grabbed Gabriella's hand helping her up to. She stumbled a little bit because she was not ready to be pulled up so fast. Her butt still hurt.

"Ow…' She whispered.

"Mom, Dad… this is my counselor partner, Gabriella Montez." He introduced them.

"Hi. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, nice to meet you." She bent over to shake there hands and winced a little when she did.

"Nice to meet you too, Gabriella… are you okay, though? You look like your in pain."

Gabriella chuckled lightly. "I umm… I kind of fell right before you guys came in…"

"Oh my, how did that happen?" The women asked looking concerned.

"Oh, umm…" Gabriella turned to look at Troy, but found him smirking with his arms crossed over his chest. She sighed and turned back.

"Troy wouldn't give me the remote."

Troy burst out laughing.

"Hey! This is so your fault anyway." Gabriella accused.

"How?" Troy asked.

"You took the remote from me!"

The Bolton's chuckled and the man spoke. "Well Troy is known for causing trouble like that, he always took stuff from other people… example number 1: The remote." They laughed some more.

"Well that's good to know." Gabriella smiled and turned around and snatched the remote from Troy's hand.

"Hey!" Troy said.

Gabriella stuck her tongue out. "Nah!"

Troy shrugged. "So how did you guys know I was here?"

"Oh we asked the women at the front desk and she said you were in here." The mom spoke.

"Oh. Figures. So why are you here?"

"Well we just wanted to say hi, since we won't be seeing you this weekend and your father and I have to get to work, so we will see you later, Troy. Goodbye, Gabriella… it was nice meeting you.

"Oh you too." Gabriella smiled and watched them as they walked out the door. "Aww, your parents are nice." She said and sat in a little love seat across from the T.V. Troy sat right next to her. "Yeah I guess…" He smiled.

"Now give me the remote."

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"Okay, guys. Go play!" Gabriella watched the kids as they all ran off the dock and into the lake. She giggled at how much fn they were having. She walked farther out and sat on the dock, dipping her feet in the water as she watched the kids splash each other and have fun. Gabriella was in her swimsuit too, just in case something happened. (Picture her swimsuit like it was in HSM 2)

"Hey, Gabs." Troy smiled and sat down by her on the dock. He was in his swim trunks too. Gabriella smiled and fiddled with her hands. Troy was in every way perfect. His looks, his personality, the way he cared for her, and helped her. His body was even amazing! She nearly died earlier when she saw him take his shirt off.

"Aren't they so funny? I wish I could go back to that age… and not have to worry much… to just… erase everything." Gabriella looked down and continued to skim her feet in the water.

"Did you not like your childhood?" Troy asked looking at her.

She looked back at him. "There was some downers." She said and hung her head. I just wish I could go back and do it over… to not screw up and everything… maybe have my dad back with me… to not have what happened, happen."

Troy thought. The bad thing that happened last night was what Gabriella was talking about when she said 'to not have what happened, happen.' He felt so bad for her. He would have never thought about but Gabriella's life was not exactly easy and fun, like it should be.

"Hey, lets have fun, okay? If were gonna be stuck here all weekend, we might as well have fun." Troy smiled and took Gabriella's hand, helping her hand. "Troy? What are you doing?"

Troy dropped her hand and climbed on top of a tire swing and hoisted himself towards a tree and held on to a branch and the tire swing as well.

"Troy! What are you doing?"

The kids in the water watched intently as they saw there camp leader go on the swing. "Go Mr. Bolton! Come on Mr. B!" Were things that the kids shouted from out of the water as they waited.

"Troy!" Gabriela yelled.

Troy grinned and pushed himself from the tree and jumped off the swing and into the water. Gabriella laughed as she saw his little head pop out from under the water. What was he thinking? They would get in trouble doing this.

"Gabs! Come on in!" Troy smiled ad shook his hair. The kids laughed and encouraged her. "Come on Miss Montez! Yeah come jump in!"

"I don't know, Troy." She shook her head disapprovingly.

"Come on, just swing, and I'll catch you, come on."

Gabriella bit her fingernail. Should she? She needs to have some fun…

"You promise to catch me?" She asked.

Troy grinned. "Promise, now come on!"

Gabriella smiled. She made her way on top of the swing and hung onto the tree like Troy did before. She closed her eyes and let go. She opened her eyes at the right time and let go, jumping in the water…

She screamed. "AHH!" she hit the water and felt a hold around her waist, right before she could go under water. She opened her eyes and giggled to find herself in Troy's arms. She hugged him around the neck and then swam off. Floating on her back she skimmed the water, carefully, feeling the sun on her face, she smiled.

Gabriella hadn't felt this happy In a long time… and it was all thanks to Troy.